Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
6 tons per hectare exceeds Iniap seed varieties, compared to the national average of 4.8 tons (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
45,165 producers were directly benefited with Iniap seed production between 2022 and 2024 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
6 tons per hectare exceed Iniap seed varieties, compared to the national average of 4.8 tons (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
118,785 commercial hectares were covered with Iniap seed production between 2022 and 2024 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
223.74 tons of basic, registered, and certified seed produced by INIAP between June 2022 and December 2024 (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
50% approximately of the certified seed used in Ecuador comes from Iniap production (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
19% of commercial rice hectares use certified seed in Ecuador, evidencing low technological adoption (Redacción El Universo, 2025).
75% of the genetic diversity of traditional Latin American crops has been lost in the last century, evidencing the importance of germplasm banks and in-situ conservation strategies to preserve adaptation options to climate change (Velásquez, A., 2025).
USD 42 billion would be generated in Brazil by the restoration of 24 million hectares to help limit warming to 1.5 °C (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
Between 2.3 and 5.1 days per decade, spring has advanced globally, altering seed germination (Parmesan & Yohe, 2003).
